A Tennessee woman wanted to be three things in life: a wife, a mom and a lawyer. And when she was sworn in as a lawyer, her 1-year-old son was part of the whole thing — thanks to the judge officiating the ceremony. It happened last week when Juliana Lamar, 27, was being sworn in
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The House committees running the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump released the deposition transcript of Laura Cooper, the deputy assistant defense secretary for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia. Read that transcript below:
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A man is suing a Kansas restaurant, claiming he was fired because he has HIV — which would be a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Armando Gutierrez was a server at a Big Biscuit restaurant in Overland Park, Kansas, when he found out he had HIV in December 2018. Soon after, he asked
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A 14-year-old girl was arrested and charged with murder after police say she tied down and killed a 59-year-old Philadelphia man known for his animal rescue efforts. Philadelphia police said they responded early November 5 to a report of a man in distress. Police entered the home and found a man, later identified as Albert
Continue Reading A man has been set on fire in Hong Kong only hours after a protester was shot by police with a live round, as the city experiences one of the most dramatic days in over five months of protests. Protesters began disrupting transit as early as 7 a.m. local time as part of a day-long
Continue Reading It’s been 75 years since the USS Grayback went missing with 80 sailors aboard. Now, an organization that searches for sunken World War II submarines has solved the mystery of where it went down. On Sunday, undersea explorer Tim Taylor and his team at the Lost 52 Project announced that they had located the long-lost
Continue Reading Here is a look at the life of US Senator John McCain. Personal Birth date: August 29, 1936 Death date: August 25, 2018 Birth place: Panama Canal Zone Birth name: John Sidney McCain III Father: John McCain Jr., Navy admiral Mother: Roberta (Wright) McCain Marriages: Cindy (Hensley) McCain (May 17, 1980-August 25, 2018, his death);
Continue Reading The police chief of an Oklahoma town was found dead during a training retreat in Florida. The suspect? One of his officers. The body of Chief Lucky Miller of Mannford was discovered in a hotel room on Pensacola Beach, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office said. Mannford Officer Michael Nealey, 49, was arrested and will be
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EL PASO, Texas — There’s been another celebrity sighting in El Paso. Social media posts show actor Penn Badgley visiting the District Coffee Co. shop at 222 Texas Avenue in downtown El Paso on Monday. The former “Gossip Girl” star, Badgley now stars on the series “You” – where he plays s a serial killer
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Click here for updates on this story WILKESBORO, NC (WGHP) — A puppy died after it was found and then abandoned in a Walmart bathroom, according to a report from the Wilkesboro Police Department. On Friday, police learned that a Walmart employee had found a small puppy, possibly a collie, in the men’s bathroom at
Continue Reading There’s much we still need to know about what has unfolded in Bolivia, but one thing is clear: Evo Morales, who on Sunday resigned the presidency under overwhelming pressure — some call it a coup, others say it’s a path to restoring democracy – could have left office at the end of almost 14 years
Continue Reading If Michael Bloomberg runs for president, he’s going to do so in a most radical way: Skipping the first four early voting states. “If we run, we are confident we can win in states voting on Super Tuesday and beyond, where we will start on an even footing,” Bloomberg spokesman Howard Wolfson told the Associated
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso native professional wrestling superstar Jorge Arias asked Monday to be released from his contract with WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Sin Cara. Arias said that while he’s “so grateful for the opportunity” he received with WWE, he now believes he’s “stuck in a place where I am not
Continue Reading It’s been just over two months since Zimbabwe’s former President Robert Mugabe died, and almost two years since he was ousted from office, but some Zimbabweans say life is tougher than ever. When Mugabe stepped down unexpectedly in 2017, after 37 years in power, there was widespread jubilation, but that quickly dissipated as it became
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Instagram is about to take its biggest step yet toward removing likes from its platform. After months of testing an option to hide likes in select international markets, Instagram is about to do the same for a number of users in the United States, a key market and the company’s home turf. Instagram, which is
Continue Reading Ask LGBTQ voters what they think about 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg and (surprise) you’ll receive a mix of answers — some enthusiastic, others more tepid. Maybe: I never imagined that a gay candidate would be viable. It’s vital to have someone who can talk about LGBTQ issues the way he can. The politics
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The death of 13-year-old Broadway star Laurel Griggs is a tragic reminder of how serious asthma can be. Laurel battled asthma for about two years, her father Andrew Griggs told CNN. Though Laurel would seem fine for months at a time, her father said he constantly took her for medical checkups. Last Tuesday, Laurel suffered
Continue Reading White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham has yet to hold a single briefing since ascending to the position of President Trump’s chief spokesperson, but she has made plenty of time for softball interviews with Fox News. Since taking the job in July, Grisham has appeared on Fox News or the Fox Business Network at least
Continue Reading On Veterans Day, the country honors those in uniform and the sacrifices they have made across the globe. But as a military spouse who reports on the issues facing military families, I’ve learned that one of the biggest challenges is when a service member transitions out of the armed forces and into the civilian workforce.
Continue Reading Boeing still believes it can get permission before the end of this year to fly the 737 Max again. The plane has been grounded by aviation authorities around the world since March because of two fatal crashes that killed all 346 people aboard the flights. Those crashes have been tied to an automatic safety system
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A Marine who deserted his post at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina last month is a suspect in the killing of his mother’s boyfriend, authorities said Monday. According to a news release from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office in Virginia, Michael Alexander Brown is known to frequent national parks and forests, and he may be
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, IL (WGN) — Under the wood pavilion in Lincoln Park, a local photographer accidentally caught a Chicago couple’s engagement. Bret Habura was using his drone to photograph autumn colors in Lincoln Park Nov. 1 when he saw something that caught his eye. “Some guy is down on
Continue Reading His life nowadays is spent doting on his great grandkids. But Lawrence Brooks also wears another hat: He is the oldest American to have served in World War II. He is 110. Only 389,292 of the 16 million who served in the war are still alive. But, according to the US Department of Veterans Affairs,
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Move over Grammys, Chrissy Teigen has her own award to put on the mantle. The model and entrepreneur was awarded the Giving Tree Award at the 2019 Baby2Baby Gala on Saturday night and removed not one, but two of her husband, John Legend’s Grammys to make room for her shiny new award. She posted the
Continue Reading A Virginia doctor has been arrested after he was accused of performing hysterectomies and other unnecessary medical procedures on patients without their consent, according to a federal affidavit. The affidavit said an investigation into Javaid Perwaiz, 69, was launched in September 2018 after the FBI received a tip from a hospital employee that the doctor
Continue Reading Walgreens Boots Alliance became the most recent addition to the Dow Jones Industrial Average in June 2018, when it replaced struggling conglomerate General Electric in America’s most famous stock market indicator. Its Dow tenure may be among the shortest. KKR has approached Walgreens about taking it over, Bloomberg reported Monday. If Walgreens winds up getting
Continue Reading Everyone overuses the word “historic,” but this week it might be really be apt. America is nearly 250 years old, but there have been only three previous attempts to impeach a President. Now it’s Donald Trump’s turn; the Democratic bid to eject him from office hits high gear on Wednesday with the first public hearings
Continue Reading Apparently, the House Republicans’ best defense of Donald Trump from impeachment is to distract from the truth and instead push Trump’s outlandish conspiracy theories. That was made clear from the letter Rep. Devin Nunes (R-California) sent to House Intelligence Committee chair Rep. Adam Schiff (D-California) on Saturday. It listed the witnesses the Republicans are seeking
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The House impeachment inquiry goes before live cameras this week with two days of public hearings, following more than a month of the Democratic-led investigation and more than a dozen closed-door depositions. The public got a preview of what key witnesses might say based on what they said behind closed doors with the release of
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In the long saga of Donald Trump’s tax returns, Monday was a very important day. A three-judge federal appeals court ruled that Trump cannot claim presidential immunity to avoid eight years of his tax returns being subpoenaed by a grand jury. Trump lawyer Jay Sekulow immediately released a statement saying that Trump will appeal the
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